Video: ‘Weapon in our armory’ — Developer of Golden Rice says genetically modified crops are essential for food security as global warming makes crops more vulnerable

GMOs could significantly improve rice crops to endure climate change. Credit: IRRI
GMOs could significantly improve rice crops to endure climate change. Credit: IRRI

Nafees Meah, regional representative for South Asia for the Philippines-based International Rice Research Institute, calls genetically modified crops “a weapon in our armory” to address global food security; he says the world is going to get warmer with climate change, so people will have to develop crop varieties resistant to it, including GM crops.

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